Pauper Pirates Pitilessly Plundering Poor People

Pauper EDH Aggro Battlecruiser UR (Izzet)

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Instant (23)

• 1x Anticipate
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Cancel
• 1x Capsize
• 1x Condescend
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Impulse
• 1x Incinerate
• 1x Into the Roil
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Mana Leak
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Negate
• 1x Obsessive Search
• 1x Oona's Grace
• 1x Skred
• 1x Smash
• 1x Snap
• 1x Think Twice
• 1x Tolarian Winds
• 1x Unwind

Artifact (8)

• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Izzet Cluestone
• 1x Izzet Locket
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Relic of Progenitus
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Ophidian Eye
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC

Creature (21)

• 1x Azure Fleet Admiral
• 1x Brazen Buccaneers
• 1x Cloud Pirates
• 1x Crimson Fleet Commodore
• 1x Fanatical Firebrand
• 1x Fathom Fleet Firebrand
• 1x Goblin Trailblazer
• 1x Headstrong Brute
• 1x Impulsive Pilferer
• 1x Kitesail Corsair
• 1x Prosperous Pirates
• 1x Rishadan Airship
• 1x Rishadan Cutpurse
• 1x Sailor of Means
• 1x Shipwreck Looter
• 1x Siren Lookout
• 1x Swab Goblin
• 1x Swaggering Corsair
• 1x Talas Explorer
• 1x Talas Merchant
• 1x Talas Scout

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Blazing Volley
• 1x Burning Inquiry
• 1x Chain Lightning
• 1x Deep Analysis
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Forked Bolt
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Rolling Thunder
• 1x Serum Visions
• 1x Sleight of Hand
• 1x Treasure Cruise

Commanders (2)

Land (30)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 13x Snow-Covered Island
• 9x Snow-Covered Mountain
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

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This deck is a pirate themed deck using the new partner pair from commander legends of Breeches, Brazen Plunderer + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator as a sort of Izzet pirate aggro/tempo deck

First things first let’s discuss the Commanders taking leading this Crew.

First, we have Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator the initial commander that drew me to this idea. I initially liked him for his Cedh potential, but realized he offers great value for Pauper. Malcom is a 2U costed, 2/2 flying siren pirate. He has the effect whenever a pirate you control deals damage to an opponent, you create a treasure for each one damaged. Malcom gives this deck our main source of acceleration to take advantage of the decks many flashback, retrace, and buyback spells. His effect also combos well with the next partner I decided on.

Speaking of which, we have Breeches, Brazen Plunderer serving as the actual captain of this crew of crust, cruel cutthroats. Breeches, is a 3R 3/3 menace Goblin Pirate. His effect is triggered the same way as Malcom, pirates dealing damage to our opponents, but instead of making treasure, we are plundering their top decks to be our own resources.

When combined we have a pair of pirates who ramp us as well as gain us card advantage for being aggressive. Something Izzet pirates doesn’t struggle with at all.

Now that we have the commanders out of the way, let’s move on the the rest of the deck.

The creatures we are running don’t need much explanation. They are all pirates in some way or another, but they do fall in different categories. We have some pirates simply for the name, pirates who generate more advantage (monarch), and we have pirates who hurt our opponents (the rishaden ETB tax pirates) and punish them for tapping out.

The spells of the deck are all intended to help us further churn advantage, as well as slow down and control our opponents.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	2 years
Key combos	Breeches, Brazen Plunderer + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Legality	This deck is Pauper EDH legal.
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.26
Tokens	Copy Clone, The Monarch, Treasure